Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Strange photos - Hình ảnh lạ

The Kingdom of Libya flag, used by Libyan rebel forces, is seen alongside the Libyan flag at the Embassy of Libya in Beijing, August 22, 2011. An employee at the embassy replaced the green Libyan flag with the Kingdom of Libya flag, saying the Gadhafi regime was finished, Legal Evening News reported. [Photo/CFP]

A girl reads a book between two houses that are supported by wood logs to prevent falling down in Xinghualing district of Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi province, August 22, 2011. The houses are falling due to collapse of an underground bomb shelter. [Photo/CFP]

A woman washes clothes in an almost-dry reservoir in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, on August 23, 2011. Low precipitation caused a seven-month drought in Zhaotong, and more than 4 million mu (2,667 square kilometers) of crops failed due to the drought. [Photo/Xinhua]

A labourer paints the framework as he stands on the roof of a building at a construction site in Wuhan, Hubei province August 26, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Competitors plait hair for each other during a hair-braiding contest in Moyu county, Hotan prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang autonomous region, August 26, 2011. The contest attracts about 200 Uygur women and hundreds of tourists from both inside and outside Xinjiang. Long braids are a traditional Uygur hairstyle. [Photo/CFP]

A firefighting tank maneuvers through a fire during a test in Wuhan city, Central China's Hubei province, August 28, 2011. The local fire department paid 3.2 million yuan ($501,000) in May, 2010 to buy the multifunctional firefighting tank - the first and only one in Hubei province – which can be used to deal with emergencies to rescue people and fight fires. The tank can safely enter dangerous fires including oil and chemical warehouses. The tank passed initial tests and will be put into full service. [Photo/CFP]